Knowledge Transfer Manager – Place (Local Authorities)

Purpose of the Role

Place represents one of Innovate UK KTN’s strategic priorities and our commitment is to connect national and regional innovation to encourage distribution of economic and societal well-being across the UK. To deliver on this commitment, we need to be well engaged with relevant local and national stakeholders. Local and regional authorities are an important group of stakeholders, with key responsibilities for achieving net zero places, and increasing responsibilities for innovation and regional growth.

We are looking for an organised and delivery focused individual to support our engagement with local and regional authorities, working within our Place team. The post requires someone with excellent people skills and a good understanding of the public sector, particularly how local authorities operate and procure. Alongside this the successful candidate should have a passion for using innovation to overcome the barriers and challenges to level up across the UK.

Scope

The role will focus on community building activities across local government to enable the sharing of common challenges, collaboration, and the adoption of innovative solutions to support UK aspirations such as net zero and levelling up. As part of this, the role will include supporting the delivery of the Net Zero Places Innovation Network: https://ktn-uk.org/programme/net-zero-places/

The successful candidate is expected to support opportunities for working with local authorities, building on national policy.

Key accountabilities

• Supporting the development of a community of local/regional authorities across the UK in line with the Innovate UK KTN Place strategy
• Building and maintaining a good rapport with key national stakeholders, particularly in government departments related to local authorities.
• Maintaining an up to date understanding of general regional strengths and examples of best practice across the UK
• Supporting the delivery of the Net Zero Places Innovation Network
• Working with sector and place-based colleagues within Innovate UK KTN to ensure engagement across the UK with local authorities
• Being an active member of the Innovate UK KTN Place team and supporting the delivery of the Place programme

Roles & Responsibilities

• To directly engage with local and regional authorities through making new connections and collaborations
• To support the delivery of the Net Zero Places Innovation network, including coordinating events, meetings, and working groups
• To author blogs and support the development of relevant communication collateral for Local Authorities, working with our Reach & Engagement colleagues
• To utilise Innovate UK products and services (such as the iX platform) to support places to adopt innovation to meet UK aspirations such as net zero and levelling up
• To help facilitate and contribute to public-private collaborations
• To actively support the development of plans and activity to deliver against our Place strategy commitments
• To track outcomes resulting from Innovate UK KTN interventions, seeking case studies and metrics capture
• To contribute to company-wide internal communications and projects, helping colleagues as required
• To support KPI delivery and provide regular reporting of activity and outcomes.

Requirements 

Essential Experience

• Project management qualification and/or relevant experience of managing projects
• Experience of building communities and developing good working relationships across a broad range of roles

Desirable Experience

• Experience of working with/in the public sector or local government

Essential Skills

• Good people skills, particularly community building
• Well-developed written & verbal presentation skills
• IT literate with working knowledge of Microsoft packages
• Good communication skills across all levels of an organisation

Desirable Skills

• Working knowledge of Teams and Zoom

Benefits 

• This role has a salary between £28,400 to £30,000 pa depending on experience.
• 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.
• Enhanced Pension Plan.
• Life Assurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Wider Wallet employee benefits high street discounts scheme.
• Opportunities for continuous professional development as part of our Talent & Development Programme.

This advert will close on Wednesday 4th January 2023 at 5pm, though some circumstances may require us to close earlier, so early application is advised.

First stage interviews will be held w/c 9th January.

Second stage interviews will be held w/c 16th January.

Please apply by submitting a tailored cover letter outlining your suitability with specifics relating to the requirements of the role, and your CV outlining your experience.

The postholder will be home based or out of our London, Harwell or Edinburgh offices with frequent UK travel.

Applicants must have the existing and ongoing right to work in the UK without restrictions as sponsorship for visas is not provided. Unfortunately, owing to the high number of applications received, we can only provide feedback to applicants selected for interview.

Should you wish to discuss this opportunity further, please contact the Recruitment Team by email to recruitment@ktn-uk.org.

Innovate UK KTN strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can all be ourselves. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry: people of colour, LGBTQ+ community, women, disabled people, people of any age or family status. We know that diversity makes us stronger and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive, and ensures everyone can be heard and valued for their contributions.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to removing barriers for individuals with conditions, illnesses or disabilities and we will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, and in their future role.

If you would like to request any reasonable adjustment, for any part of the recruitment process (including application), please let us know by emailing recruitment@ktn-uk.org.